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Imagine if a presidential campaign was designed by the candidate. The day's agenda would focus on what the candidate alone wanted to talk about. No pesky reporters would drill the candidate on unwelcome topics. The events would be meticulously stage-managed. The lighting would always be perfect. It might look very much like the world that Hillary Rodham Clinton — who is weighing a run for president in 2016 — inhabited over the last three days at the Clinton Global Initiative, the glittery annual gathering hosted by the foundation that she runs with husband Bill and their daughter, Chelsea, with support from blue-chip corporate sponsors. Over three tightly managed days,...

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